<?php
interface SerializableT
{
    // ...
}

class Object
{
    // ...
}

/**
 * A counter class
 */
class Counter extends Object implements SerializableT
{
    const START = 0;
    private static $c = Counter::START;

    /**
     * Invoke counter
     *
     * @access  public
     * @return  int
     */
    public function count() {
        return self::$c++;
    }
}

// Create an instance of the ReflectionClass class
$class = new ReflectionClass('Counter');

// Print out basic information
printf(
    "===> The %s%s%s %s '%s' [extends %s]\n" .
    "     declared in %s\n" .
    "     lines %d to %d\n" .
    "     having the modifiers %d [%s]\n",
        $class->isInternal() ? 'internal' : 'user-defined',
        $class->isAbstract() ? ' abstract' : '',
        $class->isFinal() ? ' final' : '',
        $class->isInterface() ? 'interface' : 'class',
        $class->getName(),
        var_export($class->getParentClass(), 1),
        $class->getFileName(),
        $class->getStartLine(),
        $class->getEndline(),
        $class->getModifiers(),
        implode(' ', Reflection::getModifierNames($class->getModifiers()))
);

// Print documentation comment
printf("---> Documentation:\n %s\n", var_export($class->getDocComment(), 1));

// Print which interfaces are implemented by this class
printf("---> Implements:\n %s\n", var_export($class->getInterfaces(), 1));

// Print class constants
printf("---> Constants: %s\n", var_export($class->getConstants(), 1));

// Print class properties
printf("---> Properties: %s\n", var_export($class->getProperties(), 1));

// Print class methods
printf("---> Methods: %s\n", var_export($class->getMethods(), 1));

// If this class is instantiable, create an instance
if ($class->isInstantiable()) {
    $counter = $class->newInstance();

    echo '---> $counter is instance? ';
    echo $class->isInstance($counter) ? 'yes' : 'no';

    echo "\n---> new Object() is instance? ";
    echo $class->isInstance(new Object()) ? 'yes' : 'no';
}
?>

